Delirium Books in Order

Delirium by Lauren Oliver contains 9 books, published between 2011 and 2016. The first book is Delirium (2011) and the newest is The Book of Shhh (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
9
Published
2011–2016
Pages on record
151 in 1 of 9 books

Delirium is dystopian fiction by Lauren Oliver, built on a society that treats love as a disease and cures it by procedure. Lena Haloway waits for her own cure until she falls in love, and then sets herself against the rules. Nine titles are catalogued: Delirium (2011), Pandemonium (2012) and Requiem (2013), alongside Hana (2011), Delirium Stories (2012), Annabel (2012), Raven (2013), Alex (2013) and The Book of Shhh (2016). Maine, orphans and resistance to government sit among the subjects.

How many Delirium books are there?

Delirium has 9 books, released between 2011 and 2016.

Delirium Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 9 Delirium books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Delirium2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011
  2. 1
    Delirium Stories2012 · 151 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012151
  3. 2
    Hana2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011
  4. 3
    Pandemonium2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  5. 4
    Annabel2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  6. 5
    Raven2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013
  7. 6
    Requiem2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013
  8. 7
    Alex2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013
  9. 8
    The Book of Shhh2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016

Delirium Books in Chronological Order

In story order, Annabel comes first and The Book of Shhh comes last. Chronological order follows the events inside the story rather than the release dates. The 8 books with a recorded story position run in that sequence below.

  1. 4
    Annabel2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  2. 1
    Delirium2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011
  3. 2
    Hana2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011
  4. 3
    Pandemonium2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012
  5. 5
    Raven2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013
  6. 6
    Requiem2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013
  7. 7
    Alex2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013
  8. 8
    The Book of Shhh2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016

Do you have to read Delirium books in order?

You should read the Delirium books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Delirium book also stands alone.

Where to start with Delirium

Start with Delirium (2011), the earliest published title. In the chronological order, Annabel comes first.

What is the newest Delirium book?

The Book of Shhh (2016) is the newest Delirium book released so far.

Is there a new Delirium book coming?

No next Delirium book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Delirium at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Delirium title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Delirium books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
151 pages across the 1 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 151 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Delirium books, 9 of 9, were published in the 2010s.

What the Delirium books are about

4 of the 9 Delirium books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: love is tagged on 4 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Lauren Oliver

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.